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The Hartford Yard Goats' 2016 baseball schedule is out. Their first homestand, which starts April 7, is against the Flying Squirrels and Fisher Cats. Now doesn't the name Yard Goats fit right in with that? ... Six teams — the Royals, Phillies, Mets, Marlins, Reds and A's — all won Tuesday night scoring a combined 19 runs. One team — the Yankees — scored 21, which of course is a perfect number for the football season, now upon us with teams in training camps. And talking about coming out swinging, both Patriots QB Tom Brady (I did nothing wrong) and owner Robert Kraft (I should not have put my faith in the league) did just that Wednesday after...

The Hartford Yard Goats' 2016 baseball schedule is out. Their first homestand, which starts April 7, is against the Flying Squirrels and Fisher Cats. Now doesn't the name Yard Goats fit right in with that? ... Six teams — the Royals, Phillies, Mets,...

Bill Foley has put his money down on an NHL expansion team in Las Vegas. And Quebec City is getting a second chance at being a pro hockey market. The two cities moved one step closer to joining the NHL as expansion teams after the league announced Tuesday...

The Detroit Red Wings Wednesday announced that they have signed left wing Eric Tangradi to a one-year contract. Tangradi is expected to provide depth in Grand Rapids, Mich. He had 31 points in 48 games for the AHL's Hamilton Bulldogs last...

The Blackhawks made plenty of memories during their run to the 2015 Stanley Cup. Here are five favorites:
Blackhawks 5, Canadiens 0; Nov. 4
The Hawks weren't exactly flying high when they arrived in Montreal to face the Canadiens in an Original Six...

Corey Crawford better watch out or he'll be labeled an elite goalie.
Crawford now has backstopped the Blackhawks to two Stanley Cups in three seasons while the "elite'' status gets conferred on goalies who have yet to win their first.
Crawford is...

When Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman gently handed the Stanley Cup trophy to his father, Scotty, the team's senior adviser, after Monday's 2-0 victory over the Lightning, it removed any doubt.
A hockey dynasty indeed exists in Chicago: The...

The Chicago Blackhawks just won their third Stanley Cup title in six years, having also prevailed in 2010 and 2013. Lord Stanley's namesake arrived at the United Center, gingerly ushered in by its handlers in their white gloves, sometime during Game 6...

Four things about Andrei Vasilevskiy you couldn't live without knowing:
•Although he doesn't turn 21 until late next month, this is his third season of professional hockey — two in Russia's KHL, the current one in the NHL and AHL.
•He comes from a...

Winning the Stanley Cup never gets old.But winning one for the first time in franchise history — 81 years ago — created an indelible memory for those who continue to follow the Blackhawks, even though it involved a tragic hero.During the 1933-34 NHL...

Upon further review, Lightning Coach Jon Cooper still thinks his team played well in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, despite its 2-1 loss Wednesday to the Chicago Blackhawks.
"We've had these discussions before where I've watched the video, thought...

TAMPA, Fla. — A fortuitous choice of winter homes has provided the Blackhawks a detailed scouting report on the Lightning from perhaps hockey's greatest mind.
Legendary coach and current Hawks senior adviser Scotty Bowman — father of general manager Stan...

First round: Lightning 4, Red Wings 3
The teams alternated wins to open the series, with the Red Wings taking a 3-2 series lead into Game 6 at Joe Louis Arena. It seemed as if they would put the young Lightning in their place, but the Lightning...

Stanley Cup Final Offense
Thanks in large part to coach Joel Quenneville putting Patrick Kane on the top line along with Jonathan Toews and Brandon Saad, the Hawks exploded for 15 goals over the last four games of the Western Conference finals against...

When Jonathan Toews puts his faceoff face on, he turns on the charm.
"Having an understanding of the linesman," the Blackhawks captain said, "making sure you're on the same page with them and just being respectful."
Twice during...

If it seemed as though the Blackhawks' triple-overtime, 3-2 win over the Ducks lasted forever, consider this: 16 other Stanley Cup playoff games have gone on longer.
Marcus Kruger's game-winning goal came at the 56 minute, 12 second mark of overtime,...

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Sometimes before games, some of members of the Blackhawks like to kick around a soccer ball in the hallway to stay loose before games.
Andrew Shaw is one of them. Somehow Shaw has a knack for unleashing those soccer skills in big...

It has been said the most exciting two minutes in sports is the Kentucky Derby.
That is open to discussion.
But there is no debate over the dullest two minutes in sports.
It is the end of an NBA playoff game.
(College basketball can be just as bad,...